Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Frankfurt to Washington. Left side wins both ends of the flight. During the transatlantic cruise at 35,000 feet the left side also faces south, giving occasional views of southern Greenland's ice sheet and the Labrador coast as the great circle route arcs over the North Atlantic. The right side faces north toward open ocean for most of the crossing.

During takeoff from Frankfurt Main (FRA), sit on the Left side for the best views. Frankfurt departures on runway 25L/25C head westward, putting the left side facing south toward the Rhine-Main plain and the city of Frankfurt itself. You get a clear view of the Frankfurt skyline and the Main River bending through the city before the aircraft turns northwest toward the Atlantic. Notable sights include: Frankfurt city skyline and Bankenviertel towers, Main River bend at Sachsenhausen, Taunus hills to the north, Rhine River valley to the west.

When landing at Washington Dulles International (IAD), sit on the Left side for the best views. Dulles arrivals typically come in from the east on runway 01L/01R or from the northwest on runway 19L/19R. On the common eastbound approach from the northwest, the left side faces south and east, giving views over the Virginia suburbs, the Potomac River, and Washington D.C.'s monuments in the distance. The right side faces toward rural Loudoun County with less to see. Notable sights include: Potomac River winding southeast toward D.C., Tysons Corner office cluster, Blue Ridge Mountains on the western horizon, Dulles Access Road corridor.

The flight from Frankfurt Main (FRA) to Washington Dulles International (IAD) takes Approximately 9 to 10 hours westbound.

The great circle route from FRA to IAD passes over the Netherlands and southern England near departure, then tracks northwest over the North Atlantic, passing south of Iceland and over the southern tip of Greenland where the ice sheet edge and fjords are visible on clear days. The route then crosses southern Labrador and Quebec before descending over New England and the Mid-Atlantic states. The Irish coast near Cork or Waterford is typically visible early in the crossing, and Newfoundland's rocky coastline appears roughly two-thirds of the way across.